Super Harvest Moon 9/29/23

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On Friday 9/29, it was the second full Moon of the month. This full Moon was a Supermoon because the Moon was at the nearest point in its orbit of Earth during the full Moon. Harvest Moon refers to the first full Moon in the fall equinox, which was on 9/23/23. It’s called the Harvest Moon because the light of the moon would aid in the gathering of the harvest. In addition to the moon, Jupiter and Saturn were able to be seen. Jupiter was just under 386 million miles away, with all 4 Moons aligned perfectly for a picture. Saturn was just over 829 million miles away. The air was cool and appeared to be rather clean of pollutants, which helps with the details on the Moon. Photos below are from Friday night. Enjoy!

Super Blood Wolf Moon 1/20/2019

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Sunday, January 20th was a full lunar eclipse. This occurred around 10:41pm CST, and lasted for 62 minutes. It was called a Super Blood Wolf Moon. It was a super moon, because of it’s close proximity to the earth. The January full moon is also referred to as a wolf moon. Blood moon comes from it’s color at the full total eclipse, creating a reddish color from the earth’s shadow. During the total eclipse, you could see a lot of stars around the moon, that you wouldn’t normally see, due to the brightness of the full moon. It was a very cool event to watch. Below are a few images from the night, from the full moon to the total eclipse moon